A few months ago, Riot Games announced the overhaul of the Gemstone and Prestige Points system. Now, we have our first look at the first Mythic Essence skin, Ashen Knight Pyke, as well as more details on the system overhaul.

Ashen Knight Pyke is the first of the Ashen Knight series, the thematic for 2022 that Riot has decided on. All Ashen Knight skins will only be purchasable with Mythic Essence, or ME. This will replace the Gemstone system that we currently have, and all Gemstones you possess will be converted to ME in a 1:10 ratio (For example, if you currently have 13 Gemstones, it will be converted to 130 Mythic Essence).

Ashen Knight Pyke – 100 ME

Ashen Knight Pyke is a work of art. With faint smoke that gives him a holy aura combined with the crystalline wings and dagger, Pyke truly looks like he has risen from the ashes. Standing in the middle of what looks like a temple with hooded statues on the side, Pyke is only barely out of reach of the hands grasping and clawing at him. The whole splash art gives off Bloodborne/World of Warcraft vibes, and we're all here for it. It doesn't stop here though, as this skin is just as impressive in-game.

First off, while he does not have new voice lines for this skin, his voice has different effects added onto it to make him sound more ghastly. On movement, Ashen Knight Pyke leaves a trail of smoke, similar to the aura he has on his splash art. Overall, the skin particles have this purplish gray color. This is especially visible on his W, where he becomes a purple tinted transparent form, and enemies near him get the “Pyke is near” warning with the same color scheme. His E leaves behind a gray clone of himself, and a white trail between him and the clone, denoting the area of effect of the ability. His Ultimate is shaped like an X, but on this skin it looks more like two pairs of wings. On a successful kill, you will hear something reminiscent of a choir celebrating your kill, singing more and more verses the more enemies you kill in a row, climaxing after five kills.

This skin is nothing short of a must-get for Pyke players. On release it will be available for 100 ME, and down the line when it becomes “unvaulted”, will be available for 150 ME.

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